Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . ce cannot be raised for soil does not take kindly to it and our Chestnuttrees are dwarfed, I do not think we would gainmuch by calling for forests on account of the cli-mate. Cultivate for the money that is in timber,and if the forests help the climate so much thebetter. If you have land you dont cultivate,utilize it for timber. Plant seeds in the winter andlet healthy young trees take the place of unprofita-ble timber that shoidd be cut from the woodland. OFFICERS FOR ENSUIN
Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches . ce cannot be raised for soil does not take kindly to it and our Chestnuttrees are dwarfed, I do not think we would gainmuch by calling for forests on account of the cli-mate. Cultivate for the money that is in timber,and if the forests help the climate so much thebetter. If you have land you dont cultivate,utilize it for timber. Plant seeds in the winter andlet healthy young trees take the place of unprofita-ble timber that shoidd be cut from the woodland. OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR. President—Parker Earle, of Cobilen, Vice-President — E. M. Hudson, ofNew Orleans, —W. H. Regan, of Greenville, —J. C. Evans, of Harlem, Mo. THE EXHIBITS of Fruits, Flowers, etc., at the convention waslarge and attracted much attention, not onlyfrom the memljers, but from other visitors. A pleasant termination to the business ofthe meeting was the visit to the vineyards ofEuclid and vicinitj, on Friday, as the guestsof the Cuyahoga Horticultural THE HOUSE PLANTS. Begonias ft>r winter flowers to be encouraged byliberal watering; plenty of light (not necessarilysunshine); let them be not unduly crowded. The Rex or Show-leaf class, from now until aftermid-winter, should be but lightly watered and maybe kept in the shadiest part of the stand. Tuberous ones now to be rested, those from thesummer beds by lifting and covering with dry earthor sand where it does not freeze; the pot plants tobe undisturbed except to dry them off, storing forthe winter in some place like just named. Bulbs of the Hyacinth class to be potted forwinter bloom during the month. Pot firmly, butshallow, in light rich soil; set in cool dark quarters,or better j-et, cover the pots six inches deep withcoal ashes, soil or the like, for a spell of six weeksbefore bringing to light. Hyacinths grown in glasses are very attractiveThe glasses may be had of t
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